Sour Cherry Tart: Pizza di Visciole alla Romana

Name: Sour Cherry Tart: Pizza di Visciole alla Romana
Prep time: 1 h 40 min
Cook time: 1 h 40 min
Total time: 1 h 40 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Mediterranean, Italian, European
Ingredients: 177 milliliters butter, cut into small cubes and chilled; 227 grams sour cherry jam; 237 milliliters confectioners sugar; 1 Tbsp confectioners sugar; 1 Tbsp cornstarch; 1 egg, plus 1 yolk; 3 egg yolks, plus 1 yolk; 1 lemon, zested; 237 milliliters milk; 1 teaspoons salt; 59 milliliters sugar; 1 Tbsp vanilla extract; 2 Tbsps vanilla extract

The recipe Sour Cherry Tart: Pizza di Visciole alla Romana could satisfy your Mediterranean craving in around 1 hour and 40 minutes. One serving contains 644 calories, 6g of protein, and 41g of fat. This recipe covers 8% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 4. It works well as a hor d'oeuvre. A mixture of egg yolks, cherry jam, salt, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and lacto ovo vegetarian diet. Crostini Alla Romana, Spiedini Alla Romana, and Manicotti Alla Romana are very similar to this recipe.

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. In a saucepan, combine the milk, sugar and lemon zest and bring to a boil. In a medium-sized bowl, combine 3 egg yolks, the vanilla, and the cornstarch and whisk well to combine.

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Lemon Zest

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Vanilla

Sugar

Milk

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Whisk

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Add the hot milk in a stream, whisking constantly. Return this mixture to the pan and cook over a low flame for 10 minutes, stirring constantly.

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Milk

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Frying Pan

Roll out the pastry dough, reserving a piece the size of a baby's fist. Line an 8-inch tart pan with the dough. Cover the bottom with half the cooked cream mixture, then spread the jam over that.

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Cream

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Jam

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Add the remaining cream mixture.

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Cream

Roll out the reserved dough to form a top for the tart, and gently lay it over the tart, pinching the edges.

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Dough

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Brush the top with the remaining egg yolk and bake 45 minutes.

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Let cool, then sprinkle with confectioners' sugar.

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Powdered Sugar

In a medium bowl, combine the flour, salt, and sugar.

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Sugar

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Cut the butter into the dry ingredients until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. In a small bowl, combine the egg, the yolk, and the vanilla, and stir this mixture into the flour mixture with a fork until it just comes together. Turn the mixture onto a floured board and gently work the mixture until a dough is formed. Press the dough into a disc shape about 4 inches across, wrap tightly in plastic wrap and freeze for 15 minutes.

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Servings:

177milliliters

butter, cut into small cubes and chilled 227grams

sour cherry jam 237milliliters

confectioners' sugar 1Tbsp

cornstarch 1

egg, plus 1 yolk 3

egg yolks, plus 1 yolk 1

lemon, zested 237milliliters

milk 1teaspoons

salt 59milliliters

sugar 1Tbsp

vanilla extract 2Tbsps

vanilla extract

Recommended wine: Sparkling Wine, Sparkling Rose

Sparkling Wine and Sparkling rosé are great choices for Antipasti. If you're serving a selection of appetizers, you can't go wrong with these. Both are very food friendly and complement a variety of flavors. One wine you could try is Graham Beck Bliss Nectar. It has 4.5 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 21 dollars.

Graham Beck Bliss Nectar

For those who do not like it dry, the Graham Beck Demi-Sec is a fine excuse for self-indulgence and frivolity. Light yeasty aromas, with hints of butterscotch, honey and praline, this delectable bubbly will stimulate your sweeter senses.Blend: 39% Chardonnay, 61% Pinot Noir